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1994 German presidential election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1994 German presidential election | |
| country | Germany | |
| type | presidential | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1989 West German presidential election | |
| previous_year | 1989 | |
| next_election | 1999 German presidential election | |
| next_year | 1999 | |
| election_date | 23 May 1994 | |
| image1 | [[File:Roman Herzog.jpg | 130px]] |
| nominee1 | **Roman Herzog** | |
| party1 | Christian Democratic Union (Germany) | |
| electoral_vote1 | 604 (1st round) | |
| 622 (2nd round) | ||
| **696** (3rd round) | ||
| image2 | [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F073494-0025, Bundespressekonferenz, Bundestagswahlkampf, Rau.jpg | 107px]] |
| nominee2 | Johannes Rau | |
| party2 | Social Democratic Party of Germany | |
| electoral_vote2 | 505 (1st round) | |
| 559 (2nd round) | ||
| 605 (3rd round) | ||
| image3 | [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F049586-0029, Frankfurt, FDP-Bundesparteitag, Hamm-Brücher.jpg | 108px]] |
| nominee3 | Hildegard Hamm-Brücher | |
| party3 | Free Democratic Party (Germany) | |
| electoral_vote3 | 132 (1st round) | |
| 126 (2nd round) | ||
| image4 | [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-1104-036, Berlin, Demonstration, Rede Jens Reich.jpg | 100px]] |
| nominee4 | Jens Reich | |
| party4 | Alliance '90/The Greens | |
| electoral_vote4 | 62 (1st round) | |
| nominee5 | Hans Hirzel | |
| party5 | The Republicans (Germany) | |
| electoral_vote5 | 12 (1st round) | |
| 11 (2nd round) | ||
| 11 (3rd round) | ||
| title | President | |
| before_election | Richard von Weizsäcker | |
| before_party | Christian Democratic Union (Germany) | |
| after_election | Roman Herzog | |
| after_party | Christian Democratic Union (Germany) |
622 (2nd round) 696 (3rd round)
559 (2nd round) 605 (3rd round)
126 (2nd round)
11 (2nd round) 11 (3rd round)
An indirect presidential election (officially the 10th Federal Convention) was held in Germany on 23 May 1994 and the first after the reunification. Incumbent president Richard von Weizsäcker was term-limited and could therefore not stand for reelection. Roman Herzog, candidate for the Christian Democratic Union, was elected in three rounds of voting.
Composition of the Federal Convention
The president is elected by the Federal Convention consisting of all the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates representing the states. These are divided proportionally by population to each state, and each state's delegation is divided among the political parties represented in its parliament so as to reflect the partisan proportions in the parliament.
| By party | By state | Party | Members | State | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU/CSU | 620 | Bundestag | 662 | ||
| SPD | 502 | Baden-Württemberg | 79 | ||
| FDP | 112 | Bavaria | 96 | ||
| Greens | 43 | Berlin | 28 | ||
| PDS | 34 | Brandenburg | 22 | ||
| Republicans | 8 | Bremen | 5 | ||
| Independents | 4 | Hamburg | 13 | ||
| DVLH | 1 | Hessen | 46 | ||
| **Total** | **1324** | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 16 | ||
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 141 | ||||
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 32 | ||||
| Saarland | 9 | ||||
| Saxony | 41 | ||||
| Saxony-Anhalt | 25 | ||||
| Schleswig-Holstein | 23 | ||||
| Thuringia | 23 | ||||
| **Total** | **1324** |
Results
| Candidate | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Nominating Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | First Round | Second Round | Third Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Roman Herzog** | 604 | 45.6% | 622 | 47.0% | **696** | **52.6%** | CDU/CSU | CDU/CSU, FDP | |||||
| Johannes Rau | 505 | 38.1% | 559 | 42.2% | 605 | 45.7% | SPD | ||||||
| Hildegard Hamm-Brücher | 132 | 10.0% | 126 | 9.5% | FDP | ||||||||
| Jens Reich | 62 | 4.7% | Alliance '90/The Greens | ||||||||||
| Hans Hirzel | 12 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.8% | 11 | 0.8% | The Republicans | ||||||
| Valid votes | 1,315 | 100% | 1,318 | 100% | 1,312 | 100% |
References
References
- Billing, Werner. (1995). "The struggle to fill the highest state office: Selection and election of the Federal President 1994". Journal for Parliamentary Questions.
- ''Eine Dokumentation aus Anlass der Wahl des Bundespräsidenten'' from 18 March 2012
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